South African police turn to social media to fight crime

[Daniel Puchert]

Police watching TikTok and Instagram to fight crime in South Africa

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has a team dedicated to monitoring social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter) to spot criminal activity in the country.

SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe spoke to 702 after police captured two suspects allegedly robbing students in Bloemfontein with the help of videos posted on X

 

[UB40]

No mention of Grindr or Bumble

 

[FiestaST]

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has a team dedicated to monitoring social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter) to sport criminal activity in the country.

Never gets old

 

[dontcryforme]

I am shocked that this is not common knowledge. When police and other law enforcement is not spending time asking for bribes, they are very active "fighting crime" on social media.

I also "fight crime" regularly on social media and forums.

 

[dontcryforme]

Or did I miss what the article meant completely and they are now also policing grammar?

 

[Coasti]

This is true. I see them sitting in their cars all the time checking their phones.

 

[LCBXX]

This is true. I see them sitting in their cars all the time checking their phones.

They're viewing porn on X.

 

[PlutoForrest]

I mean CIA, Homeland, SIS (Mi6), FBI are doing it so......

 

[ProfA]

I mean CIA, Homeland, SIS (Mi6), FBI are doing it so......

And you think what elite SAPS does is the same as what the CIA/FBI/MI6 does?

 

[Death]

The headline read to me like a guy was caught watching tiktok on duty and claimed it was for crime fighting and it's just gotten out of hand.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

if the Police themselves get robbed, what use is this?

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Or did I miss what the article meant completely and they are now also policing grammar?

Do the useless idiots know what "grammar" is?

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

I mean CIA, Homeland, SIS (Mi6), FBI are doing it so......

Any excuse, to loiter on social media, is valid from their point if view.

 

[Crowley]

Never gets old

We should ask Elon to just rename X again, this time just call it X (formerly Twitter).

 

[dontcryforme]

Do the useless idiots know what "grammar" is?

They would tell you so

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

They would tell you so

True - from my perspective - the less I have to do with them, the better.

 

[Hemi300c]

Ok so who is running the tender for the data?

This is part of everyday Police work saps - wake the fvck up.